Delhi High Court continues interim relief for one week after Section 9 application withdrawn for lack of territorial jurisdiction; appeal disposed of.
Interim relief dated 19 November 2025 continued for one week from 8 December 2025; liberty granted to respondent to approach appropriate forum. ¶18
The court continues the interim relief dated 19 November 2025 for a period of one week from 8 December 2025, based on principle of equity, despite lack of territorial jurisdiction. ¶14
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STATE BANK OF INDIA .....Appellant
Through: Mr. N. Venkataraman, ASG with Mr. Sanjay Kapur, Mr. Surya Prakash and Mr. Abhishek Tiwari, Advs.
versus
TATA PROJECTS LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Raj Shekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Gaurav Sharma and Ms. Naina Agarwal, Advs. for R-1.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA
O R D E R % 08.12.2025
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application under Section 9 with liberty, however, has strenuously opposed the prayer for continuation of ad-interim relief, as according to him, once the Court has no territorial jurisdiction in the matter, there is no jurisdiction even to extend the ad-interim relief.
NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J.
RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
DECEMBER 8, 2025/mk/ss
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the court can continue ad-interim relief after the Section 9 application is withdrawn for want of territorial jurisdiction.¶10-14
1 provisions across 1 enactments
How this case reached the court
Interim relief order dated 19 November 2025 passed by the learned Judge dealing with the application under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act¶14
High Court of Delhi (Single Judge) · 19 November 2025
Application under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act filed by respondent (Tata Projects) seeking interim relief; interim relief granted on 19 November 2025; appellant (State Bank of India) objected on territorial jurisdiction; respondent withdrew the application with liberty to approach appropriate forum; appeal filed against the interim relief order.¶10-15
TATA PROJECTS LIMITED & ORS.¶7
Dayan Krishnan (Sr.), Raj Shekhar Rao (Sr.), Gaurav Sharma, Naina Agarwal
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